Alexander Hempel

PhD Economist

Vanier, Ontario, Canada

About

Knowledgeable economist graduating with a PhD in Economics and expertise in the areas of tax and land use policy. I have substantial experience performing cutting-edge economic analysis using a variety of prominent programming languages.

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Bank of Canada
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    Mitacs postdoc position (External Consultant) at the Bank of Canada in the Currency department conducting research on bank branch location decisions

  • Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Alberta
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Currently a Mitacs postdoc cross-appointed with the Bank of Canada working with Barry Scholnick. Also conducted research on the impact of immigration on municipal finances as part of the Bridging Divides research program.

  • University of Toronto (6 yrs 10 mos)
    • Teaching Assistant
      Sep 2017 - Apr 2024 · 6 yrs 8 mos

      Received strong evaluations in the role of teaching assistant across a variety of courses and instructors. Served as the Lead Writing TA for the department, helping instructors improve the quality of writing assignments. Lead TA for a large introductory economics course, where I worked with the instructor to develop course assignments.

    • Research Assistant
      Jul 2017 - Aug 2020 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Conducted analysis and collected data for academic research projects with leading Canadian economists. Used advanced quantitative methods to examine taxpayer responsiveness to personal income taxes in Canada. Developed a key dataset and created data visualizations for a research project published in a top academic journal.

  • Research Assistant at Finances of the Nation
    May 2018 - Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Project to assemble Canadian public finance data on a website and make it available to researchers, journalists, and the public. Led a small team of research assistants to build the website from scratch generating thousands of clicks per month. Developed data visualization tools for sharing newly created datasets on personal income taxes and tax expenditures.

  • Ice Technician at High Park Club
    Oct 2014 - Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Responsible for prepping the curling ice to the satisfaction of members. Involved in the operation of parties, weddings and bonspiels, including bartending and bussing tables.